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Megan sat in the car and cried. Tallia sat next to her and rubbed her back comfortingly. Dj sat in his mother's lap and watched her as she cried.
"Mommy, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Dj wrapped his arms around her neck.
Megan wiped her tears away. "I'm sorry. I just saw someone I hadn't seen in a long time. An old friend."
"If he was a friend, then why did you yell at him?" asked Dj as he looked at her, with his brown eyes. Megan smiled, he had her eyes, but other then that he looked like his father. She didn't care, he was her angel and loved him no matter what.

"He scared me. I wasn't expecting to see him. Let's go to the hotel. I need to call up David." Jeff nodded and he pulled out of the parking lot.

When they got to the hotel Megan quickly ran to her room.
"Dj, why don't you hang out with me while Meg makes some calls."
"Ok, I wanna play on your computer!" Tallia brought the little boy to her room.

Megan fumbled with the buttons to call David. She let the tear flow again, now that Dj was away. She didn't want to scare him.
"Hello?"
"David. He's here. He's here. He's in the band." Megan cried harder.
"He's what? Wait who... ohhh, HIM." David sighed, "Calm down, Meg. Does he know?"
"No, he has no clue. I freaked out when I saw him. I think I scared him a little. I fainted and then yelled at him. I wasn't expecting to see him at all. All this time I thought I would never see him again. I got used to the idea of raising Dj by myself. Now, he's here, I have to tell him. He deserves to know, but I'm scared. I don't know what to do even though I know what to do. That doesn't make sense does it?" She sat down on her bed and sighed. Her thoughts were running a million miles an hour.
"It makes perfect sense. You don't know how to do what you must do. Well you should tell him soon. And if you don't tell him while you're in Orlando then you should keep in touch with him so you can eventually."
"You're right. But what am I supposed to say? Hey, Justin did you know you have a son? He'll flip out. I've known him since I was born. He doesn't take big surprises well."
"You were his best friend. he should understand. What's the worst that's going to happen? At worst he'll say get out of my life and take Dj with you. If he says that, which I know he won't, you'll be where you are now and won't have to worry about it. But, I know he would never say that."
"I know, but I'm not scared of him saying that, I'm scared of him saying he wants to be in his life. That's what I'm worried about."
"Well, tell him first. See what he says then worry about what to do."
There was a knock on the door. Megan groaned and she sat up and walked to the door. "Thanks David you sure give great advise."
She said sarcastically. She opened the door expecting Tallia and David, but instead she saw Justin. She dropped her cell phone.
"Ah, hi. Come in." She picked up her cell phone quickly as she closed the door. Justin walked into the room. She turned her back to him.
"What happened? Are you ok?" asked David after he heard the cell phone drop.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I have to go. Talk to you later." Megan hung up the phone and turned to look at Justin. He was watching hercarefully, as if he would scare her again if he moved the wrong way.
"I, um came over to see if you were ok. I'm really sorry if I scared you. I didn't mean to. I, ah..."
Megan cut him off, "That's ok. I wasn't expecting to see you."
Justin raised his eyebrow at her. He knew she was hiding something, but it was going to let it slide so she wouldn't freak out again.
He knew her well. Well, he used to know her. He hadn't seen her in a long time.
"It's really good to see you. I didn't think you were alive."
Megan's head shot up, "What do you mean you didn't think I was alive?"
"Um, after I left, I called your parents one day and said that you and David had died. And now you show up at the video shoot alive and with a son. I was kind of shocked."
A tear started to roll down Megan's cheek, "They told you we were dead?" she said in a quiet voice. Justin walked towards her, but she took a step back away from him. Megan angrily wiped a tear from her cheek.

Justin stopped and put his hands in his pocket. "Yeah, they also said that I should never try to contact them and they weren'thaving a funeral or anything."
Megan shook her head, "Well I'm not dead. I'm actually doing very well."
"I can see that. Why did your parents tell me you were dead?"
Megan walked around him and sat on the bed shaking her head. "I guess I should tell you everything, while I can. You might wantto sit down." Justin nodded and sat down next to her. Megan took a deep breath before she started to talk to him. "Let me start with your question. They told you I was dead because, when they found out I was pregnant with Dj they kicked me out of the house. I was fifteen then. David had just finished college and was doing quite well. He had his own apartment in New York City and when mom and dad kicked me out, he took me in. I moved from Tennessee to New York to be with him. He supported me before I could get a job and he watched Dj for me while I was in school. Then a friend of mine dared me to go to this model search thing and I won. That was when I was seventeen. And all this time David was supporting me and helping me. He stuck by me and stood up for me and because of me dad and mom are no longer speaking to either him or me. They've never seen Dj at all."
Justin put his arm around her as she retold her horrific story.
"Where was Dj's father through all this? And why didn't you call me?"
Megan sighed, "I wanted to call you, but I didn't know where you were or what happened to you. I tried to get your number, but it was unlisted along with your mother's."
"And Dj's father? Where was he?" Tears started to roll down her face.
"I...I don't know how to say this. Remember that night before you left?" Justin nodded, he was hoping she wasn't trying to tell him what he thought she was.
"Are you trying to tell me that I'm the father?" Megan only nodded. Tears rolling down her face more and more. Justin pulled her into his lap and let her cry onto his shoulder. "Ssshhh, It's ok."
Megan clung to her old friend.
She sniffed and looked him in the eyes as he wiped the tears away with his thumb. "What are you going to do? Are you going to leave or stay?"
Justin looked right back into her eyes, "I'm going to be apart of our son's life. I'm so sorry that this happened and I'm sorry thatyou couldn't get a hold of me. Can I see him? I want to know all about him." Megan smiled at him. He smiled back at her.
"You have no idea how long this has bothered me, but don't you have a girlfriend and what are you going to tell your parents?"
Megan stood up and he stood up in front of her.
"I don't have a girlfriend and my parents. We can worry about them later. My mom lives here now with Paul, but my dad still lives in Tennessee."
Megan nodded as she walked to the door. Justin grabbed her hand and whispered in her ear, "I missed you a lot."
Megan looked at him, "I missed you too." Megan opened the door and led Justin out into the hall. Mike, Justin security, and Jeff were talking outside the door. Jeff gave them a strange look. Megan gave him and 'I'll-tell-you-later' look. Mike looked at Justin as he was led to another room.
Megan knocked on the door and Tallia opened it, "You boy is taking after your brother with the computer thing. Oh, um come in."
Tallia noticed Justin as she opened the door further.
Megan put her hand on Justin's chest, "Wait here, let me tell him first."
Justin nodded and waited in the little hallway out of the view of the bedroom part.
"Dj?"
"Mommy, look what I did. It's a picture of you, me and Tallia, with the funny trees in the background." Justin leaned up against the wall and listened to his son's voice.
"Wow baby, that's so good. Uncle David will be proud." Megan smiled as she looked at the picture on the computer screen. Dj had used a paint program to make it. Megan looked at Tallia, Tallia stood up and left the room.
"Baby, remember when I told you about daddy?" Dj hopped of the chair and walked over to sit next to his mother on the bed.
"Yeah, you said he was lost."
Megan took a big breath. "Well, Dj, I found him." Dj gave her a confused look.
"Daddy is here?"
"Do you want to meet him?"
Dj nodded his head. Megan turned to the hallway and Justin stood there.
"Dj, meet your daddy."
Dj looked at his mother before he looked at Justin.
"Hi, Dj." said Justin as he walked towards them.
"Hi daddy." Dj just sat next to Megan as Justin kneeled in front of them.
"Go give daddy a hug." Megan nudged Dj towards Justin. Justin held his arms open as Dj hopped off the bed and into his arms. Justin hugged his son to him tightly as Dj put his arms around his father's neck. Justin looked at Megan who was smiling at the two. Justin pulled her into the hug as well. Megan hugged them both and she buried her face in Justin's chest as she sighed in relief.